Take a Look at What This Tourism Website Considers “Maine Slang”

If you’re a tourist here in Vacationland, you might run into people using words like…

Ayuh – means yes, or at least acknowledgment from a Mainah.Bah Hahbah – Bar Harbor pronounced by a Mainah – you see “er” is pronounced ah… “r’s” dont get a lot of love in MaineBeans or the Beanah – LL Beans’ famous store – you go to Beans or the Beanah to get yourself some new Beanah boots… drop the LL to sound like a localBob Marley – a wicked funny Maine comedian and humorist, Maine loves him more than the grass smokin, peace pledging Jamaican of the same nameCah – this is a car…Camp – a Maine summer home, ski house or hunting lodge, you go Upta camp where there is no wee-fee, cell service, etc.Chowdah – delicious Maine soup of white cream usually chock full of clams or lobsterClammin – digging for mussels or clamsCunnin – cute or adorableDeah – a four legged animal with antlers – deer, smaller than a moose but still good huntin, fill ya freezah all wintahDown East – by definition: heading up the Maine coast beyond Boothbay, not actually down geographicallyFay yah – a Fair or festival of farm animals, rides, craft and fried dough, The Fryeburg Fair for example. Fay yah’s are often held in the summah but some are in the fallFlatlander – visitors from away, usually Massachusetts (aka: mass-holes)4 Wheelah – an ATV with four wheels, a Maine toy in all season, best enjoyed muddin and 4wheelin upta campLobstah – singular, plural, just leave off the R, and don’t ask why they aren’t red if they haven’t been cooked yetMaahhden’s – The Maine salvage & surplus store – Mardens – where you find wicked good bahgains on a whole mess of stuff. One man’s factory reject is another man’s treasure. Stick around long enough and you too will soon be sing-in, “I should of bought it – when I saw it – at Maahden’s.”Reny’s – same thing as Marden’s, and you can get Caahahts here too – everyone in Maine wears Carharts – their indestructible, flame retardant work pants, don’t ya know…Snomachinin – going snowmobiling upta campWicked – an exclamation – wicked good chowdah, wicked cold, wicked hot, wicked some awful weathah…“You can’t get theya from heah” – a Mainer’s disinterest in providing you directions…